History
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States traces its roots back
to 1899. That year, Veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the
Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure
rights and benefits for their service. In Columbus, Ohio, they founded
the American Veterans of Foreign Service. In Denver Colo., they organized
the Colorado Society, Army of the Philippines.
In 1901, Philippine Veterans in Altoona and Pittsburgh, Penn., started
the Philippine War Veterans. The following year, Philadelphia, Penn., became
the home of the American Veterans of the Philippine and China Wars. In
1905, these three groups merged with the American Veterans of Foreign Service.
In 1913, the American Veterans of Foreign Service was amalgamated with
the Colorado Society, Army of the Philippines and became the Army of the
Philippine-Cuba and Puerto Rico, then changed their name to the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United States.
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